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Planning and Policy Alumni
Lynn Peemoeller, MUPP ’03
is working at Sustain as the
Project Coordinator for the Local Organic Initiative, which contributes
to the work on regional food systems in the Midwest. Over the summer
she worked for the Department of Cultural Affairs at Gallery 37
as their Urban Agriculture Liaison. Also this summer she turned
a vacant lot in Bucktown into a vegetable and flower garden and
sold the produce at the Homegrown Farmers market in Humboldt Park.
Lynn serves as the Secretary for the Chicago Food Policy Advisory
Council and has been active in steering the development of policy
initiatives for the city and state. She can be contacted at Lynn@sustainusa.org. (12/04)
Michelle Lynn Story-Stewart, PPA ’00
and her husband Neil were recently blessed with the birth of
their
second son, Salim. He was born December 7, 2000. After
spending a few months with him and his older brother, Jabari (2 yrs.
old), Michelle will be looking for work at a foundation or CBO in urban
planning. (12/01)
William F. Cecil, Ph.D. ’99
currently does volunteer work at Great Lakes Naval Base. (12/01)
Charlton Hamer, MUPP '98
I moved from Chicago to Bridgeport, Connecticut in February of 1999. As
executive director of Shore Area Community Development Corporation
(SACDC), I've found it quite challenging to get acclimated to the
political, real estate, construction, social service and demographic
milieu of the Northeast. Shore Area is a relatively young CDC with a
portfolio of approximately 400 affordable housing units between
Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. Currently I'm monitoring the
development of a 102 unit SRO, which upon my arrival, was behind
schedule. Those of you who are familiar with LIHTC projects know the
urgency of completing these developments on time. One of my many goals
is to expand SACDC's real estate-based economic development activities.
I miss Chicago tremendously and would love to hear form other alums
dealing with similar issues. acostapulley@netzero.net
(1/00)
Gerald Hollowell, MUPP '98
I am currently employed by the Chicago Transit Authority as Coordinator
of Schedule Systems and Development. In addition, I have been a member
of the Illinois Army National Guard for the past 16 years, and am
currently ranked Captain. Recently, I was placed on active duty and
appointed Region 1 Officer, in charge of Recruiting Command for the
State of Illinois. Region 1 encompasses the entire northeast region of
Illinois. My current responsibilities entail managing the full-time
recruiting force; supervising, hiring and dismissal of recruiters; ad
development; and the implementation of long-range programs throughout
Region 1. Please e-mail me at
hollowellgu@il-arng.ngb.army.mil . (1/00)
Gerald A. Hollowell is currently on military leave from
the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). While working at the CTA, he
worked in the Planning Department as a coordinator of schedule systems
and development. His current position in the Illinois Army
National Guard includes serving as the recruitment and retention
officer for the northern region of the State of Illinois. His current
rank in the military is Major (04). (12/01)
I am currently working as an architect in Wheaton, and
will be taking the architecture licensing exam sections shortly. I also
hope to take the AICP exam in May 2000. I continue to maintain my MUPP
final project, http://homesight.org
, and I am always looking for input. Email: cinda2@mc.net (1/00)
Alice Lee Ulmer, MUPP '98
Alice Lee Ulmer works as an asset manager for Bank of America’s
community development commercial projects in the Carolinas and
mid-Atlantic regions. Email: alice.l.ulmer@bankofamerica.com
(12/01)
Jason Wittenberg, MUPP '98
I've been a planner for the city of Minneapolis since shortly after
graduation. My wife and I have two sons, Calvin and Carter.
jason.wittenberg@ci.minneapolis.mn.us (3/02)
Heidi Dlubac is working as a planner in the Capital and
Space Planning Department at the University of Washington. She is
creating a web-based facilities management system that links tabular
data with graphic images and drawings. (12/01)
Mark Dwyer, MUPP ’97
is currently working in the research/public asset management division
as a planner for Cook County Department of Planning and
Development. His division recently finished a two-year effort to
raise awareness and increase participation in Census 2000. The
division also helped research and write Cook County’s five year
Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan for HUD and serves
on the local Work Force Investment Board. In addition, Mark is
busy at home with his son Kyan who is two years old. (12/01)
Eugene Fregetto, PPA '97
I retired from the Chicago Transit Authority after 25 years of service
as a Contract Officer in the Purchasing Department. Presently, I have
increased my teaching for UIC's Managerial Studies Department -
teaching courses in small business consulting, entrepeneurship and an
array of marketing courses such as consumer behavior, product
management, and international marketing. In addition to teaching, I
consult with several firms in the areas of government contracting,
minority contracting programs, and business analysis. Please feel free
to e-mail me at fregetto@uic.edu
. (1/00)
Joe LaMantia has worked for CB Richard Ellis, a
commercial real estate firm in Chicago for the past two and one half
years. He is currently an associate director assisting Fortune
500 companies to achieve their real estate and financial objectives.
(12/01)
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Thomas Worthy, MUPP '97
Currently, Development Manager for off-site development for the Chicago
Housing Authority; current focus is the Cabrini Green area and the west
side of Chicago. Served as the Executive Director of the Mid-South
Planning and Development Corporation in Chicago's Bronzeville
community, and as Economic Development Director at the Lawndale
Christian Development Corporation in Chicago's North Lawndale
community. Member of several construction management partnerships and
an MBE/WBE monitoring firm. (8/02)
Joseph J. Bird, MUPP ’96
has been a Chicago Police Officer for three and a half years.
Joseph is also working on a law degree from John Marshall Law School,
which he expects in January 2002. Joseph resides in the Beverly
Community with his wife Regina and son Sean, and anticipates the
arrival of another child. (12/01)
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Victoria Highland, MUPP '96
moved to San Francisco after graduation where she worked for four years
in the non-profit and public sectors as a development/GIS
specialist. Since October 2000, she has settled down with
Andersen where she consults on business and government eStrategy.
(12/01)
Anne Ray, MUPP '96
After three years directing a public education campaign about
affordable housing with the Family Housing Fund in Minneapolis, I am
now living near Paris while my husband works as a researcher. I am
working as a consultant to my former employer and others, doing policy
research and writing. Please e-mail me at aray@ihes.fr
or come visit! (1/00)
Gabriela Roman, MUPP '96
works as the associate director of the Near Northwest Neighborhood
Network, a community organization in West Town/Humboldt Park
area. She oversees economic development, housing, employment and
technology initiatives including the Humboldt Park Redevelopment
Area. The Humboldt Park Redevelopment Area is an asset-based
community development effort to build new affordable housing and
promote commercial development on Division Street, known as ‘Paseo
Boricua’ and North Ave. (12/01)
Nicholas Shapiro, MUPP '96
In the four years since I finished my course work at UIC, my wife and I
have had two sons (Daniel, age 4, and Martin, age 1) and have moved
from Chicago to Columbia, Missouri. Despite these major changes, I
continue to work as vice president of both the Chicago Equity Fund and
the Illinois Equity Fund, two low-income housing tax credit firms that
invest in affordable rental housing in the Chicago area and throughout
the rest of Illinois. And more recently, I have also become president
of the Community Reinvestment Fund, which invests in affordable or
mixed-income for-sale housing, neighborhood shopping centers, and
historic rehabilitation projects in low- and moderate-income Chicago
communities. Most of the time I telecommute from Columbia, although
having a second home in the South Loop helps out for my relatively
frequent business trips (and occasional family vacations) to Chicago.
Things are very hectic, but a lot of fun. (4/00)
Terri Texley, MUPP '96
I have been a project manager at the City of Chicago Department of
Planning for almost 2 years. I manage new development projects in the
South Loop. Prior to that, I was the Executive Director for the Greater
Northwest Development Corporation, focusing on commercial development
at Six Corners on Chicago's northwest side. Email me at ttexley@ci.chi.il.us or territexley@hotmail.com .
(1/00)
Raymond Webster, MUPP '96
After completing over 2 1/2 years of service with the City of
Aurora,
Illinois, I accepted a position with the Community Development
Commission (CDC) of Los Angeles County. I have been with the CDC since
March 1, 1999 and my main responsibility is to oversee all aspects of
the Consolidated Plan. I also participate in setting policy for the Los
Angeles Urban County Program (e.g. citizen participation, budgeting,
and programming).
rwebster@lacdc.org (4/00)
LaVonne Ann Downey, PPA ’95
is providing clinical evaluation of the Chicago Medical School and is
an evaluator of a federally funded pregnancy prevention program for
Lake County Health Department. She also works as an
evaluator/research consultant for Mt. Sinai Medical Center. (12/01)
Diane McCarthy, MUPP '95
After several years with UIC's Institute of
Government and Public Affairs, I have returned to the graduate school
life where I am pursuing a PhD in evolutionary biology at UIC. I live
on the northwest side of Chicago with my husband and two greyhounds,
and can be reached at diane@uic.edu
. (9/04)
Jay Rosenberg, MUPP ’95
is an equity analyst for Advantus Capital Management, a subsidiary of
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company. He analyzes public real
estate companies for portfolios including a dedicated real estate
mutual fund, pension fund and 401k accounts and the life insurance
general accounts. (12/01)
Noah Temaner Jenkins, MUPP '95
After 5 years directing an academic evaluation of the Federal
Empowerment Zone Program, both at UIC's Great Cities Institute and then
at DePaul University's Egan Urban Center, I recently joined the private
sector. I am now a part of the affordable housing team at LR
Development, a Chicago-based private development company. Njenkins@LRRealty.com (1/00)
Noah Temaner Jenkins and Davis Jenkins’s daughter Olive
Louise Jenkins was born August 12, 2000. (12/01)
Dave L. Walker, MUPP ’95
is currently working with Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP (SOM) as an
architect and planner. (12/01)
Johnnie C. Cole, MUPP ’94
was recently appointed to a statewide $7.5 million Illinois Community
Technology Fund, sponsored by Ameritech. He also recently
completed a study on the Illinois Juvenile Justice System, “The
Criminalization of a Generation,” that was published by the Community
Renewal Society. Johnnie was also appointed director of a
Community Technology Center in the CHA Lowden Homes Development. (12/01)
Eric Martin Glenn, MUPP '94
I am a Planner II in the Will County Land Use Department, and I am a
licensed Real Estate Agent with West View Realty on the South Side of
Chicago. (1/99)
I have been quite busy since my graduation. My first job
- which I held for six months - was as a planner for the City of
Harvey. Then, in 1995 I found my current place of employment with Will
County. I am responsible for subdivision and site redevelopment review,
and I also act as a project manager updating Will County's Zoning
Ordinance. When I am not working as a planner, I work as a real estate
agent at West View Realty on Chicago's south side. I recently completed
coursework to become a licensed real estate appraiser. So I have my
hands full at the moment! In the summer of 2000 I plan to wed the
lovely and beautiful Sandra Jones, my fiancée. (1/00)
Maria Hernandez Lyons, MUPP ’94
over the past few years has been concentrating on expanding her family
(three girls, Malena, Arielle, and Lyra). In addition, she has
been expanding her role with the Joliet Police Department.
Originally Maria was hired to act as a resource in evaluating their
community policing effort and now she is the head of a unit that
oversees grant proposals, the Web site, and the development of new
programs for the department. (12/01)
Michael Holzer III, MUPP '94
I am in my tenth year at the New City YMCA LEED Council. My master's
project, which was finished in 1991, was on the feasibility of creating
an industrial park on Goose Island. Planning for the Goose Island
Industrial Park began in 1995 and, as of September 1998, the industrial
park is 100% leased with the job creation and industrial development
projections on target to those in my 1991 Master's project. I married
Amy E. Odgers in October, 1995. She is a physician at Gottlieb Hospital
in internal medicine and we live in a historic house in the Ukrainian
Village on the north side of Chicago. (1/99)
Michael Holzer is currently division director of
industrial development at New City YMCA Leed Council. He and his
wife are restoring a 100-year old church rectory that has been
converted into a house in Ukranian Village. The Holzers like to
canoe in the Boundary Waters, travel to Mexico and Central America, and
take long walks with their two dogs. (12/01)
Stephanie Rodman, MUPP '94
is currently senior staff counsel at the Illinois Housing Development
Authority and works as an attorney in affordable housing finance.
Stephanie was married in 1998 and recently bought an old house in Oak
Park. (12/01)
Kathleen Stauffer, MUPP '94
I've stayed at the University of Illinois at Chicago after finishing my
degree. I worked at Center for Economic Development (UICUED) for 2 1/2
years and have been at the Urban Transportation Center (UTC) for the
last 2 1/2 years. One the personal front, a milestone has been reached:
my oldest child just went off to college. The house seems very empty
and quiet now that her brother has no one to fight with anymore. (1/00)
Mary Buchheid Sigmon, MUPP '93
I am currently working as an urban planner for Burgess & Niple,
Inc. I worked for the City of Chicago Department of Environment
from 1991-1998 and held the position of Clean Cities Coordinator for
the City of Chicago from 1995-1998. I have a 2 year old daughter Isabel
and live in Cincinnati, my city of origin. (7/02)
Antonio Delgado, PPA '93
Dr. Antonio Delgado's work in rural (largely Hispanic and Indian)
Northern New Mexico focuses on the development of a comprehensive
health plan for the region. A major component of this plan is substance
abuse prevention and the construction of a youth center. Antonio
is also involved in several US-Mexican projects that focus on
economics, cultural, and historic resources that would stimulate
bilateral trade. The US Department of Education, Justice, and Health
& Human Services also utilize Antonio's expertise in Hispanic and
Indian populations - and call upon him regularly as a project
consultant and grant reviews. (1/00)
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Currently I am a Doctoral Student at the school of
Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern
California, Los Angeles. I am studying property concepts, land use and
economic development. Please feel free to e-mail me at kolnick@scf.usc.edu . (1/00)
John M. Lowe, PPA '93
In 1977 I received M.S. in Health Care Administration from Ohio
State
University. From 1993 to 1998, I was an Assistant Professor at Simmons
College. Currently I am an Associate Professor with tenure at Simmons
College, as well as a Trustee at Emerson Hospital, and Director of the
Institute for Community Health Improvement. (1/00)
John Lowe, of Concord, MA, since leaving UIC has been on
faculty in health care administration at Simmons College in
Boston. His research focuses on using improvement methods in
community health planning. He received a Community Care Network
Fellowship from the American Hospital Association and the WK Kellogg
Foundation to study community health needs assessment procedures in 25
communities across the US. He currently works with Partners
Health Care Systems Inc. to improve screening and identification for
victims of domestic violence and breast and cervical cancer in
hospitals and health centers, and to reduce teen smoking and pregnancy
through school based health centers in local high schools. (12/01)
Peter Skosey, MUPP '93
Hello Friends: I am greatly enjoying putting my degree to work at
the Metropolitan Planning Council as the Vice President for External
Relations. (I always say non-profits compensate for low salaries with
big titles!) At MPC I do policy work on the redevelopment side of the
smart growth equation: TIFs, brownfields, redevelopment incentive
programs, zoning. I also do a fair bit of work in our state's great
capital, Springpatch, I mean Springfield, excuse me, advocating (aka
lobbying) for policy changes at the state level. Currently I live in
Bucktown and have a wonderful two-year-old daughter Bryn.
I encourage all of you to get involved with the Alumni Association.
CUPPA-AA is a great way to stay engaged in the field, network and maybe
even learn a thing or two. Contact Jodi White in the office of
advancement and tell her you want to sign up - she'll put you to work
on one of our committees either arranging fun events, educational
opportunities or working directly in the classrooms as guest lecturers
and the like. Drop me a line if you would like to get involved or talk
more about it. PSkosey@metroplanning.org . (12/01) Ellen Berkelhamer, MUPP '92
I recently relocated to Minneapolis, MN and am Senior Planner
with the
planning and landscape architecture firm of Dahlgren, Shardlow, and
Urban, Inc. (1/00)
Melissa K. Burrows, MUPP '92
is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Cleveland State University
and will
be working on her dissertation in January. (12/01)
Elizabeth "Betsy" Sweet, MUPP '92
& PPA '00
From IRB to FSB: Academic Adventures in Siberia with Elizabeth “Betsy”
Sweet. In her own words:
After having to go through UIC’s Internal Review Board (IRB) training
and getting approval for my dissertation research in Mexico for a
second time, I thought I had jumped all the hurtles of the bureaucratic
red tape connected to research. That of course was until I got
tangled up with the FSB, the new KGB in the former Soviet Union.
I was teaching qualitative methods in economic analysis, at Omsk State
University in Siberia, through the Civic Education Project based at
Yale University. My students were researching projects using
qualitative methods including oral histories, focus groups, and
participant observation. Some students interviewed their grand
mothers who had small businesses, some observed different types of
markets, and others interviewed workers at different factories.
All of the students had verbal consent of their subjects to perform the
interviews. The purpose of the assignment was to connect the types of
data collection processes with economics and international
business.
A director of one of the factories where one of my students conducted
three interviews signaled the FSB that someone was talking to one of
his workers. Signaling is another word for snitching. The
FSB proceeded to make copies of the student papers and then called me
in for a chat. They were very concerned that the information my
students collected was incorrect and could hurt the image and
competitiveness of the Omsk Region if published in the West. The
FSB also did not approve of qualitative methods.
There are many possible reasons why I was singled out by the FSB and
why such a big deal was made of my students’ research. They range
from the FSB wanting to practice their English to continued xenophobia
and spy-mania from cold war times to the fear that critical analysis
and primary data collection would/could challenge the status quo of the
old Communist system (which for all intensive purposes still exists in
Omsk). In the end, they informed me that I was not to teach these
unapproved methods or use the information my students had collected in
any published report. The moral of the story is that wherever you
go internal review boards will follow you, even to Siberia though they
use a different acronym. (12/01)
Adam Burck, MUPP '91
I have lived in Chicago most of my life, grew up on the South
Side and
now live on the North Side...so I have a balanced view of the city!
Since 1998, I have been the Director of Planning for the Albany Park
Community Center (www.albanyparkcommunitycenter.org ).
I manage our agency's community development activities. Most
recently I completed a feasibility study for a cultural arts center to
be located in Albany Park. Other activities have included: four facade rebate
projects, three of which were the largest ($200,000 plus) ever
completed through the city's facade rebate program; and coordinating
the Targeted Blocks Program in Albany Park, a City of Chicago Dept. of
Housing program that provides grants to low/moderate-income homeowners
for exterior repairs to their homes - to date we've assisted over 200
homeowners.
Prior to my work at APCC, I worked for 3 years as a
project management and training consultant for community development
projects and conducted housing market studies. I also worked for 3 1/2
years in the Ivory Coast doing community development work. The contacts
I made while studying at UIC have been invaluable for me in my work. adam_burck@albanyparkcommunitycenter.org (11/00)
James Frank, PPA '91
Currently I work for Argonne's Biotechnology Council and Bio-Based
Chemical Strategic Initiative as a manager for the Chemical and
Biological Technology Section. My section has developed technology for
biocatalytic systems, membrane separation, and microbial corrosion. In
the past year, I received the President's Green Chemistry Award; the
Discover Magazine Award for Technology Innovation; and the Federal
Laboratory Consortium Award for Technology Transfer for developing the
process to produce the "green" solvent ethyl lactate from corn at price
which is competitive with toxic petrochemical-based solvents. (1/00)
Robyn Michaels, MUPP '91
I was an election supervisor in Bosnia in 1997. I could not find a
planning job that didn't require GIS or losing all notions of personal
integrity. I manage a thrift store - Love it! mzungu@megsinet.net . (1/00)
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Mary Lupa, MUPP '91
After five years
at the Chicago Area Transportation Study as a
technical analyst, I joined the Regional Transportation Authority in
1998. I live with my husband, Dave, and my daughter, Claire, in the
Pilsen neighborhood. Claire is a sophomore at Chicago's Whitney Young
High School. Hobbies of mine include city bicycling and photography.
(1/99)
After five years with IDOT's Chicago Area Transportation
Study, I joined the Regional Transportation Authority. I work with
transit planning and travel demand forecasting. In 1999, along with the
System Planning Division at RTA, we won the Best Practice Award in Transportation
Planning from the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
My hobbies include cycling, photography and gardening. (1/00)
Mary Lupa lives in Chicago with her daughter and
husband. She has worked for ten years in transportation and
currently is a senior analyst for the RTA. In her free time she
participates in urban photography, cycling, and perennial gardening.
(12/01)
Mark Roschen, MUPP '91
works as co-executive
director of the Back of the Yards Neighborhood
Council. He is also a new member of the City of Chicago’s Capital
Improvement Advisory Committee. (12/01)
Dorin Fera, MUPP ’90
is a Senior Transportation Planner with the Metro Transportation Group,
Inc. Dorin also works as the commissioner for Downers Grove
Parking and Traffic Commission and is an ITE scholarship chair for the
Illinois section. In addition to work Dorin is a member of the
Illinois Section Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE); American
Institute of Certified Planners (AICP); and member of the National
Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD). In his
free time Dorin enjoys biking, hiking and camping. (12/01)
Pamela Little DeZutter, MUPP '90
I
have been with the YMCA for the USA for nine years now. I am project
director for the Member Satisfaction Survey and Staff Satisfaction
Projects. I'd love to hear from other MUPPs. My e-mail address is dezutter@ymcausa.org . (1/00)
Marya Morris, MUPP ’90
works with the American Planning Association writing, researching, and
making presentations on smart growth and reforming state statutes for
planning, zoning, and growth management. She and a colleague have
developed a full curriculum and lectures on sprawl, smart growth, and
planning statute reform. (12/01)
Martha Younger-White, MUPP ’90
For
the past nine years, has worked in the State government as an
administrator. She currently serves as a bureau chief with the
Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of Accessibility and
Workplace Safety. Her focus is to ensure their programs are accessible
to persons with disabilities as the Americans with Disabilities Act
coordinator. She is also enjoying her five-year-old son who
recently started kindergarten in the Chicago Public Schools. (12/01)
Nelson Sarmiento, MUPP '89
I am back in Chicago after living two years abroad. I used to be a Cook
County planner before that. Currently, I am a freelance consultant and
service manager-partner of Subconit Solutions, a Silicon Valley-based
business which provide IT outsource services. And, yes, I still do my
part in making the world safe for democracy, apple pie and capitalism. nelson@subconit.com (3/02)
Currently I am working for the Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency (OCC), a federal agency that regulates national
banks. I help community organizations and local government agencies design
community development projects that meet the regulatory
constraints and needs of banks, and find ways for the OCC and banking
community to become involved in community development activities.
It's more than it sounds... and is challenging too. I'm always
pleased to hear from UIC Alumni. Please don't hesitate to contact
me with questions, comments or ideas. My e-mail at work is paul.ginger@occ.treas.gov
. (1/00)
Donna Hardina, PPA ’88
is currently a professor of social work education at California State
University, Fresno. She recently published Innovative
Approaches for Teaching Community Organizing Skills in the Classroom.
(12/01)
Steve Steinhoff, MUPP ’88
works for Dane County as a community development coordinator. He
works on smart growth evaluations. He also administers the
county’s building program and city building program. (12/01)
Scott Viger, MUPP '88
I was married in April 1997 to my wide Debbi, and we now have
6 kids
(Dan age 14, Roxy age 12, Jessi age 10, Sammi & Mitch both age 8,
and Lexxi age 5), 2 dogs, 1 hamster and 1 gerbil. I am enjoying the
continuing high of this up period in homebuilding and the never-ending
honeymoon. After years in the public sector, I am now feeling at home
on the other side of the table. The unpredictable and odd Planning
Commissions & Village Boards appear even more so from the
developer's perspective. (1/00)
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Barbara Maria Yannolp, PPA '88
I have written ten books, thirty articles, and participated in thirty
conferences. I am a single parent, raising my child Johnny Roseno, who
was born August 17, 1994. (1/00)
Dinah Lockhart, MUPP ’87
lives in Lompoc, CA with her husband. She currently works for the
planning division doing plan checks and providing zoning information to
customers at the counter. (12/01)
Thomas Shaffer, MUPP '87
of Milwaukee, WI is executive director of Abundant Life Ministry.
He plans, implements, supervises and evaluates life skills development,
vocational counseling and job placement programs which have, so far,
placed 819 people in jobs with 74% retention. Companies that hire
through Abundant Life include Jewel-Osco, Kohl’s Distribution Center
and Quad Graphics.The Abundant Life model is now being implemented by
a new nonprofit organization in St. Paul, Minnesota. (12/01)
Wendy L. Siegel, MUPP '87
I am currently an owner/partner with Millennia Consulting, L.L.C.
Millennia is a public service consulting firm with clients primarily in
the not-for-profit and government sectors. We provide research,
strategic and community planning, program evaluations, customized
training design, policy analysis and organizational development. This
year I have personally completed projects with the Office of Catholic
Education of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Suburban Job Link, Inc., Logan
Square Neighborhood Association, Illinois Department of Human Services,
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. Building
Millennia Consulting from the ground up with the help of my 5 partners
has been exciting and challenging. As we move into our fourth year, we
are still learning and exploring new areas of expertise. There is never
a boring moment. (1/00)
Detra Aikens, MUPP '86
My firm specializes in working with municipalities, government agencies
and non-profits. We design, implement and secure resources for
programs and special projects. We also assist our clients with
capacity building, commercial and housing development. (1/00)
Ann M. Cibulskis, MUPP '86
is with the Chicago Department of Public Health as title planner.
Her job entails writing grants for programs ranging from education
about asthma to lead paint abatement to violence prevention. Ann
was formerly employed by the Chicago Police Department. (12/01)
William H.Watkins, PPA ’86
is an associate professor in UIC’s Department of Education and has two
upcoming book publications: Race and Education and The White
Architects of Black Education: Power and Ideology in America 1865-1954.
(12/01)
Susan Villarreal, MUPP '85
I have now worked with the City of Austin's Development Review &
Inspection Department (formerly Planning & Development) for 7 1/2
years. I began as a Senior Planner doing subdivision and zoning. Now I
am a Project Manager supervising an interdisciplinary team reviewing
zoning, subdivision, and site plans for a specific geographic area. It
is always challenging and offers plenty of opportunity for learning. I
have a husband, Martin, and one son, Joanquin, who is 2 years old - and
I am also expecting another child in April. (1/00)
Brad Winick, MUPP '85
I recently joined Harza Architects & Engineers as the Senior
Project Manager -- Municipal Services. I am responsible for managing
large-scale projects involving land use planning, civic involvement,
and real estate development. My exciting current projects include the
Grant Park Framework Plan. My e-mail address is: bwinick@harza.com . (8/00)
After almost 23 years in the public sector, I am now
firmly ensconced in the private sector! Ienjoy the pace of activities
and the variety of work. I am also enjoying my position on the Illinois
Chapter APA Board. The 2002 National Conference will be in Chicago and
I look forward to working with many of you on the conference! (1/00)
Jeanette Corlett, MUPP '85
After 20 years in Chicago, we recently moved to
Cleveland, Ohio to be closer to family. My husband George
McGovern is now working for NATCITY Investments in public finance. I
hope to take on more consulting in urban planning while also spending
more time with our two daughters, age 6 and 4. (1/00)
John Duffy, MUPP ’83
has been appointed borough manager for the Matanask-Sasitua Borough in
Alaska. The borough is located just north of Anchorage and
encompasses more than 25,000 square miles and is one of the fastest
growing communities in the nation. (12/01)
Stephen L. Garay, PPA’83
is currently retired. (12/01)
Stephen C. Godek, PPA ’83
has been providing consulting services to government and non-profit
human service agencies since 1998. He is currently working on an
evaluation of welfare reform in Wayne County, Ohio under a contract
with the county commissioners. (12/01)
Wendy Musto, MAS ’83
left a Federal government position in 1988 to start her own
business. In 1990, she sold the business and became a headhunter
until 1995. In 1995, Wendy began teaching at Lake View High
School (LVHS). While working at LVHS she obtained her teaching
certificate in English and Spanish. In November 2000 Wendy
accepted a position at Highland Park Middle School as a Coordinator for
an ESL/Bilingual Program. (12/01)
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Grace Bazylewski, MUPP '82
Serving
2nd term on American Planning Association Chicago Metro Section
Executive Board, running a pro bono project for APA-Chicago Metro. The
project, utilizing APA volunteers such as myself, offers short-term
(often start-up) urban planning assistance for communities in the
Chicagoland area. I also serve on the Southland Convention &
Visitors Bureau, and the Chicago Southtown Growth Corporation Board.
(1/00)
Steven Rolenc, MUPP '82
My wife Mary Jo Armstrong and I have been married 15 years. We have
five children; Stephanie is 12, Chloe 9, Jacob 6, Noah 3 and our newest
child Delilah was born on November 11, 1999. (1/00)
Gina M. Trimarco, MUPP '82
I am currently in my tenth year as a senior planner/project manager at
HNTB. I primarily work on transportation planning projects including
feasibility studies for new roadways and highways. I also provide
in-house consulting services to Metra, the commuter railroad, which
allows me to manage numerous parking and station area design and
construction projects. Besides working, I keep busy enjoying my
four-year old daughter and six-year old son, as well as biking and
marathon running. (1/99)
For the last eleven years I have been employed by the
HNTB, a planning and engineering firm. We are located in downtown
Chicago and have numerous offices across the United States. As a
transportation planner, I am responsible for coordinating and planning
the studies necessary for the engineering design of roadway and highway
projects. The majority of our clients are government agencies including
the Department of Transportation and Mass Transit Agencies. On a
personal note, my husband Brian and I have two children - a daughter,
age 5 and a son, age 7. Marathon running and biking tend to be our
hobbies and keep us busy. (1/00)
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Donald Kelly, MUPP ’81
recently launched Donald C. Kelly & Associates Community
Development Services, a consulting service specializing in
community/bank partnership building and social capital development.
(12/01)
I have worked for the Village of Hazel Crest since 1989,
and became Village Manager in 1991. My work focuses on providing high
quality service to residents and village redevelopment. I have been the
Deputy Director of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
(1987-89), and a member of the DuPage County Planning Department
(1985-1987). My career development has included work as a Senior
Planner in Saudi Arabia (Dhahran and Yanba) with the Arabian American
Oil Company (ARAMCO) from 1982 to 1984, and as the City Planner for
Chicago Heights (1976 to 1982). In 1997 I returned to UIC to complete
my masters degree in Civil Engineering. (1/00)
Rev. Lorri E. Baldwin, MUPP '80
worked for the City of Chicago for 10 years after a two year
internship/ part-time employment starting with the Mayor’s Office of
Employment and Training and then, the Mayor’s Office of Economic
Advisors, which became the Economic Development Commission of which she
was staff for three years. Lorri then moved to the State of
California and worked for the Bureau of Land Management, Community
Redevelopment Agency and City of Inglewood, CA working on pre-Olympic
development of the LAX Airport. She returned to Chicago after 8
years and worked for the Department of Economic Development under Rob
Mier and then the Department of Aviation starting with the
redevelopment of Midway Airport. After working for several community
agencies she returned to Seminary and has done micro-enterprise
development in Zimbabwe, South Africa. Lorri was a missionary in
training in Nairobi, Kenya and Gana, Zaire and then took a full time
Mission Associate position at the Women’s Department in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo before returning to Chicago. Lorri plans to
start working on a doctorate program in Inter-Cultural Studies so that
she can teach full time. (12/01)
D. Patrick Lenihan, MUPP '80
Recently I was elected to the National Association of County & City
Health Officers Board of Directors, and the American Public Health
Association Governing Council. Current PPA and Ph.D student. (1/00)
J. Theodore Fink, MUPP ’79
is President of Green Plan Inc., which has served public, non-profit,
and private agencies for 24 years. He has taught Land Use
Planning at Bard College’s Graduate School of Environmental Studies and
currently provides planning services to towns and villages in New
York’s Hudson Valley. His firm’s overall goal is to help
communities prosper by integrating environmental assets, fiscal health,
and livability into the planning process. (12/01)
Marc A. Friedman, MUPP ’79
left the planning field in 1985 to begin work in the insurance
business. He is now partner with Decarl, Levine & Friedman,
LLC located in Des Plaines, IL. (12/01)
Robert Currie, CHE, MUPP '78
is currently
the vice president & executive director of Harmony
Health Plan of Indiana. Harmony Health Plan is a managed care
plan providing health care services exclusively to Medicaid enrollees
in Illinois and Indiana. Harmony serves over 50,000 Medicaid enrollees.
When not enjoying his professional calling, he is busy with his son
Warren (Georgia Tech - Electrical Engineering 03'), daughter Simone
(North Carolina State University - Computer Engineering 04'),
stepdaughter Jasmine, 11 and wife Jackie. (12/01)
Toni Helen Hartrich, MUPP '78
& PPA '85
I have been teaching graduate level public administration at Roosevelt
University for five years. During that time I have worked on research
on property tax and on school finance reform. My summers are spent
mainly in Vermont where I have a place in the "Northeast Kingdom." I
have taken up printing since I left UIC and regularly take art studio
classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I have also been
doing research projects related to public finance and planning for
groups like the Metropolitan Planning Council, the Institute of
Metropolitan Affairs and the Environmental Law and Policy Center.
(1/99)
As of December 2000, I am relocating to Vermont to work
with the Vermont Legislatures Joint Fiscal Office. Following this
initial position, I hope to consult on local and state public policy,
public finance, and economic development issues for a variety of
regions - including Illinois and Chicago. My parents also live in
Vermont and I have had a house there since 1985. My e-mail address is hartrich@helicon.net and my
address is 33 Sabin Road, Stannard, VT 05836. Please look me up and
write! (1/00)
Toni Hartrich works as a budget analyst for the State of Vermont.
Toni moved to Vermont last December in order to be nearer to her
elderly parents. (12/01)
Maureen Hellwig, MUPP '78 &
PPA '93
For most of my professional life I have worked for non-profit community
based organizations, especially settlement houses. I have worked on
affordable housing, neighborhood planning and employment programs. With
the Policy Research Action Group (PRAG) I am involved in promoting
university/community collaborative research projects, working with
Loyola, DePaul, Chicago State and UIC. I live in West Town where I run
two small apartment buildings. I buy and sell antiques as a
micro-enterprise on the side. (1/99)
Maureen Hellwig just completed her first year as
graduate program director for a new masters program at Loyola
University named Chicago Studies. The program is a three-course
certificate that is offered as well as the masters degree.
Maureen teaches the core course on urban development and community
organization. (12/01)
Paul Rasmussen, MUPP ’78
currently lives in DeKalb, IL with his wife, Christine, son, and
daughter. Paul is currently working as the community director for
DeKalb, a position he took this year. For six years before this
position, he worked as Community Development Director for the city of
Beloit, WI. He currently has a staff of 19 in a city of 36,000
(22,000 of whom are students at NIU). Major projects include
coordinating plans for a 9,000 square foot sports center, a 400-acre
industrial plan and redevelopment of a shopping center. (12/01)
Barbara Reynolds, MUPP ’78
owns a construction management roofing inspection company. In her
free time she volunteers her business expertise to two Chicago
not-for-profit organizations: the Chicago Children’s Choir and Sliced
Bread Theatre Productions. (12/01)
Marcia Walsh, MUPP '78
I am married
and have three children. I've worked for Beverly Area
Planning Association since 1996, and live in the Beverly neighborhood
of Chicago. I've been a local school council member at my kids'
school - Sutherland Elementary - since 1989. (1/00)
John Houde, MUPP ‘77
In addition to being community development director for Glencoe, John
is the village arborist. He has also written a history of French
Canadian Genealogy, titled French Migration to North America,
published as a hardbound book in 1994. John is an active
participant in his own home addition and renovation projects and he and
his wife are the proud parents of a son and daughter. (12/01)
James Lemonides, MUPP '77
I have played the Greek bouzouki for over ten years. I recently joined
five other multi-ethnic musicians and dancers for a benefit concert to
raise money for Turkish earthquake victims. Please visit our website at
www.angelfire.com/mt/earthquake. (1/00)
James Lemonides just celebrated 20 years as CEO of
Greater North-Pulaski DevelopmentCorporation in March 2001.
James is married and has two daughters. (12/01)
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Patricia Adell, MUPP '76
currently lives with her husband and two sons in Princeton, NJ.
She had been working for Ernst & Young Kenneth Levanthal as the
Co-Regional Director for the Public-Private Real Estate Development for
the past three years, but recently started her own real estate
development consulting firm. Her clients include NY/NJ Port
Authority, Apollo Theater Foundation, the Jets, and Empire State
Development Corporation. (12/01)
Robert L. Nelis, Sr., MUPP '75
currently works as a village administrator with the Village of
Aurora. He and his wife, Sheila Castillo (MUPP ’78), live in
Logan Square. Their oldest child, Lisa, graduated from Michigan
State and is seeking a doctoral program. Their second child,
Luke, is at St. Louis University studying to be a pilot, and their
youngest child, Kateri, is a junior at St. Scholastica. (12/01)
Elaine
M. Soloway, MUPP ’75
lives in Chicago and works as a public relations consultant,
specializing in urban issues (i.e. health care, housing, economic
development and education). (12/01)
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